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'''Bocoio''' is a [[town]] and [[Municipalities of Angola|municipality]] in [[Benguela Province]] in [[Angola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yao.html|title=City councils of Angola|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=April 7, 2009}}</ref>
'''Bocoio''' is a town and [[Municipalities of Angola|municipality]] in [[Benguela Province]] in [[Angola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yao.html|title=City councils of Angola|publisher=Statoids|access-date=April 7, 2009}}</ref> Its administrative capital is [[Tchissandji]]. The municipality had a population of 164,685 in 2014.<ref name =Censo2014>{{cite web |url=https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Populacao_Sociedade/PUBLICACAO_BENGUELA__2016.pdf |title=Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola |df=dmy |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101044502/https://www.ine.gov.ao/images/Populacao_Sociedade/PUBLICACAO_BENGUELA__2016.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

It is located in the northeast side of the province, 106 km from the capital city, 75 km west of the railway city of [[Lobito]] and 75 km east of the municipality of [[Balombo]].

The town used to be called '''Vila Sousa Lara''' during the colonial period having been established in 1827 by a Mr. Fernando, the first chefe do posto (''town council chief'') to be appointed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angolabelazebelo.com/2013/04/conheca-por-imagens-a-vila-do-bocoio-na-provincia-de-benguela/ |title=Conheça por Imagens a Vila do Bocoio na Província de Benguela |publisher=ANGOP.com |date=28 Apr 2013 |access-date=21 Mar 2016 |language=pt |archive-date=2 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602160217/http://www.angolabelazebelo.com/2013/04/conheca-por-imagens-a-vila-do-bocoio-na-provincia-de-benguela/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Benguela Province]]
[[Category:Populated places in Benguela Province]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Angola]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Angola]]
[[Category:1827 establishments in the Portuguese Empire]]




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Latest revision as of 11:39, 18 October 2023

12°27′S 14°09′E / 12.450°S 14.150°E / -12.450; 14.150

Bocoio
Municipality and town
Flag of Bocoio
Flag
Bocoio is located in Angola
Bocoio
Bocoio
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 12°27′S 14°09′E / 12.450°S 14.150°E / -12.450; 14.150
Country Angola
ProvinceBenguela Province
Area
 • Municipality and town
2,145 sq mi (5,556 km2)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Municipality and town
164,685
 • Density77/sq mi (30/km2)
 • Urban
[2]
35,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Bocoio is a town and municipality in Benguela Province in Angola.[3] Its administrative capital is Tchissandji. The municipality had a population of 164,685 in 2014.[1]

It is located in the northeast side of the province, 106 km from the capital city, 75 km west of the railway city of Lobito and 75 km east of the municipality of Balombo.

The town used to be called Vila Sousa Lara during the colonial period having been established in 1827 by a Mr. Fernando, the first chefe do posto (town council chief) to be appointed.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação – 2014 Província de Benguela" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Angola
  3. ^ "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "Conheça por Imagens a Vila do Bocoio na Província de Benguela" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 28 Apr 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 21 Mar 2016.


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